December 1, 2005
Sallie A. Keith
Media Relations Office
216-433-5795
sallie.keith@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: 05-050
NASA SHARES VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION WITH CHICAGO STUDENTS
NASA officials will visit two NASA Explorer Schools in Chicago next
week to share the Vision for Space Exploration with students and
their families.
NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations, Lynn Cline
and Astronaut Gregory Johnson will visit on Wednesday, Dec. 7, with
students at Harlan Community Academy High School, 9652 South Michigan
Ave. at 10 a.m. and with students at Barton Elementary School, 7650
South Wolcott Ave. at 1:30 p.m. In addition, NASA will participate in
a family night program at each school.
Cline and Johnson will discuss the future of space exploration and the
role of today's students as the next generation of explorers.
Students will also learn about future career opportunities they can
pursue with NASA.
A media availability will be held at each school immediately following
the scheduled assembly program. Media interested in arranging
interviews with Cline or Johnson should contact Sallie Keith at
216-433-5795 or 216-308-0801 (cell).
Harlan Community Academy High School and Barton Elementary School were
named NASA Explorer Schools in the spring of 2005.
The NASA Explorer School program is a three-year partnership,
sponsored by NASA, to help educators and students join NASA's mission
of discovery through educational activities and special learning
opportunities tailored to promote science, mathematics and technology
applications and career explorations.
During the partnership, students in the NASA Explorer School Program
participate in digital conferences with scientists and engineers at
NASA. Educators also take hands-on activities to their students to
provide exciting learning experiences in the science, mathematics and
technology fields.
For more information about the NASA Explorer School Program on the
Internet, visit:
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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